Monthly Archives: March 2006

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The real meaning of names

Posted on 21st Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: noneAuthor: Houli Real Meanings of Men's Names Aaron " ugly but hung like a horse" prone to belly button fluff. Adam " cute" funny" chicks dig him" well hung but very caring. Adrian " usually short and very horny" watches cartoons. Alan " shy but sensitive" gets screwed over by women. Alex " cute [...]

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From Robots to Mystics, The Fight Continues

Posted on 21st Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: The Flaming LipsAuthor: Liam Tyrell The Flaming Lips return this April with their eagerly awaited eleventh studio album At War With the Mystics. It"s been four years in the making and while the band"s legions of fans have patiently battling pink robots as they waited the band have been busy crafting another piece of [...]

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Industry Spotlight on Merchandising

Posted on 21st Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: noneAuthor: Josh Lennon Having worked with quite a few bands in my time I"ve come to the conclusion that a lot of bands completely disregard or underestimate the importance of merchandising in particular t"shirts. Indeed sometimes it"s when you"ve had a loss making gig due to promotion costs and so on it can be [...]

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Bring ‘Em In Buddy

Posted on 21st Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Buddy GuyAuthor: Anna Murray An album of covers is always a risky undertaking. That is unless you obtained legend status over 30 years ago and are a Hall of Fame inductee" i.e. if you are Buddy Guy. Of course" there is also something inherent in the nature of the blues itself that allows cover [...]

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Irish Devil Stars

Posted on 21st Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: The ImmediateAuthor: Dave Scanlon You"d be hard pushed to find an Irish band whose star is rising as fast as The Immediate"s. This Dublin quartet have an awful lot under their belt already" and the latest notch on said collective belt is the upcoming release of their ep" "make our devils FLOW." The ep [...]

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Live Review – Skylight @ Whelans

Posted on 21st Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: SkylightAuthor: Dylan Skylight " Whelans 8th March It"s that time of year again for the small to medium rock venues of Dublin to host some of Dublins finest rock musicians who have reached the end of their term from Ballyfermot"s Rock College. This particular night in Whelans hosts some of these particular tallents. The [...]

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Galwegian Choice Music Prize Winner

Posted on 21st Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Julie FeeneyAuthor: Jason Golden Julie Feeney Galwegian Julie Feeney recently left the Irish music scene pleasantly surprised when her debut album '13 songs' won the 'Irish album of the year' at the inaugural Choice Music Prize" held in Dublin on the 28th of February. The album is a sparse" beautiful and touching mix of [...]

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Mendoza – The Jonnie Reb E.P.

Posted on 20th Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: MendozaAuthor: Liam Mendoza Mendoza" sounds familiar you might think" indeed it is" McBain"s arch enemy" a surprisingly helpful adversary of Esteban who searched long and hard for those forever lost cities of gold" even a world famous wine producing region in Argentina" but although all are close none are quite what we"re on about [...]

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The Cultural Coupon

Posted on 19th Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: 22Author: Aoife 22 In the world of Joseph Heller"s cult novel Catch 22" we discover that the phrase "catch 22" means that essentially if there was a rule" then there would always be an exception to that rule" no matter what that rule is. A confusing explanation perhaps" but one that goes some way [...]

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Opium of the Masses plan world domination.

Posted on 18th Mar 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Opium of the MassesAuthor: Jason Golden Opium of the Masses Opium of the Masses are an up"and"coming Cork band currently rocking venues throughout the city when there not too busy planning world domination. The band is made up of Eddie Pepper "guitar" vocals"" Kieran McCarthy "bass" and Dan Meaney "drums". They have been together [...]

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